{"id":513,"date":"2015-09-17T23:55:40","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T23:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev8.fyclabs.com\/web-upwardpath-wordpress\/?p=513"},"modified":"2023-02-10T17:25:22","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T17:25:22","slug":"community-college-vs-4-year-college-application","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev8.fyclabs.com\/web-upwardpath-wordpress\/community-college-vs-4-year-college-application\/","title":{"rendered":"Community College vs. 4-Year Colleges"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

The following post is a true personal story from one of our college counselors\u2026.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

It\u2019s a hard topic to cover because so much of this choice is based on individual situations. So, I am going to use myself as an example. I am the eldest of 4 and the first to attend college.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

My parental income was such that they would have received\u00a0federal and student aid<\/a>\u00a0if I would have applied for it, but I did not\u00a0know that existed. My GPA was not horrible, but it wasn\u2019t good enough to get me into my dream school\u00a0UC San Diego<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

CSU Stanislaus<\/a>\u00a0was 1 mile from my house and tuition is 6,704\/year. Merced College, the closest Community College to my house cost 1,100\/year. My GPA would have allowed me to attend Stanislaus but I didn\u2019t want to stay in my home town for 4 years.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

I knew if I enrolled at Stanislaus, I would get stuck and I wouldn\u2019t be able to fulfill my dream of going to college on the beach\u2026yes, that was the main reason I wanted to attend UCSD.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Looking back, I had all the markings of a student that SHOULD have enrolled at my local CSU. My parents would have paid close to the same for a CSU since I would be living at home and I qualified for lots of financial aid.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

My first generation status meant that it would probably take me longer to get through Community College and I lacked the resources to know how to transfer as quickly as possible.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

What all the statistics couldn\u2019t predict, was my extreme motivation to transfer and spend my last two years of college on the beach.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

I worked day and night, took at least 18 units per semester and took classes at multiple Community Colleges to finish in two years. I visited the counseling and transfer center twice a month just to check in, annoyed the heck out of all professors, tutors and any other adult who could help me out.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Yes, community college offers lower tuition. However, you have to consider individual factors when deciding what is right for you:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\uf0b7 What is your family situation?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\uf0b7\u00a0Do you have family responsibilities that prevent you from attending a 4-year college or university away from home?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\uf0b7 What is your motivation level?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\uf0b7 What is your family financial situation?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\uf0b7 Did you get denied from your dream school?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\uf0b7 Are you still trying to decide where you want to go and what you want to major in?<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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